“Hamilton’s besetting fear was that American democracy would be spoiled by demagogues who would mouth populist shibboleths to conceal their despotism.”― Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton Related Posts
On Writing
Write hard and clear about what hurts.- Ernest Hemingway
Who I used to be.
I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.- Joan Didion
There are consequences.
You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.Ayn Rand
Don’t put it off.
"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."Pablo Picasso
Giving is a blessing.
"When you let me take, I'm grateful. When you let me give, I'm blessed."- Leonard Nimoy
Napoleon Hill’s A Year of Growing Rich
I’m working my way through this book and I’ve just read the section on Sincerity. I was inspired by this short anecdote. A friend of Abraham Lincoln once told him that his enemies were saying terrible things about him behind his back.“I don’t care what they say,” exclaimed Lincoln, “so long as they’re not telling... Continue Reading →
We must believe.
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.- Anatole France
Impossible is not a fact.
Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.- Muhammad Ali
Do something.
It is better to have done something than to have been someone.- Claude Monet
